Bakumatsu (1970)

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was ... See full summary »

Director:

Daisuke Itô

Writers:

Daisuke Itô, Ryôtarô Shiba (story)

Stars:

Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirô Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Kinnosuke Nakamura	...	Ryoma Sakamoto
Toshirô Mifune	...	Shojiro Goto
Keiju Kobayashi	...	Yoshinosuke Saigo
Tatsuya Nakadai	...	Shintaro Nakaoka
Sayuri Yoshinaga	...	Oryo
Katsuo Nakamura	...	Chojiro Kondo
Noboru Nakaya	...	Hanheita Takeichi
Eitarô Matsuyama	...	Umanosuke Shinmiya
Shigeru Kôyama	...	Kaishu Katsu (as Shigeru Kamiyama)
Shinsuke Mikimoto	...	Kogoro Katsura
Akihiko Katayama	...	Toranosuke Nakahira
Terumi Niki	...	Mitsukazu Nakadaira
Isao Yamagata	...	Hiroe Yamada
Ryûichi Nagashima	...	Tabun Iegami
Kentaro Ozato	...	Unosuke Urashima

Storyline

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was despised by supporters of the Shogun as well as the Loyalists for desiring the opening of Japan to the West in order to learn its technology, in the hopes of one day defeating the West with a modern army and navy.

---

Plot Keywords:

shinsengumi | jidai geki | japanese history | 

---

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama

---

User Reviews

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

26 August 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Ambitious

Company Credits

Production Co:

Nakamura Pro Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1